landfill
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AFP journalists who traveled to the landfill site by boat saw billows of thick, gray smoke completely enveloping houses on Salambao -- one of the islands from which people were evacuated.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
It cannot go to the local council's landfill, because that can only be used for household waste, not commercial imports.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Now, the landfill site will stay open for another four decades.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
She hoped this meant it was "making a dent" in the amount of food that ended up in landfill.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
I roll my eyes and turn to go rip apart my room looking for a sheet of paper that’s probably already in a landfill somewhere.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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East Asia - Middle School
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